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Saturday, 17 October 2015

2 more farmers commit suicide in western Orissa - Khadial

Two more farmers in western Orissa Tuesday committed suicide due to
debt burden and crop loss induced by scanty rainfall this monsoon.

The
deceased were Magashir Majhi (50), a physically challenged farmer of
Tukurla village under Bhatli block of Bargarh and Dharamudhar Ana (35)
of Khirmal village under Boden block of Nuapada district.

Despite
losing his left hand in a mishap a few years back, Magashir used to
support his eight-member family by farming in his 10 acres of land.
According to his son Dushmanta, the crop was largely dependent on rain
water. They suffered heavy loss due to poor rainfall this season. His
father was under severe mental stress as he borrowed money from a bank, a
cooperative society and private money lenders, Dushmanta said.

Magashir
Tuesday consumed pesticides after returning from his farmland. The
family rushed him to the district headquarters hospital where doctors
declared him dead on arrival. He is survived by his wife, five sons, a
daughter and an elderly mother.

As many as 13 farmers have allegedly committed suicide this season in Bargarh district alone.

Dharmudhar
cultivated cotton and paddy in his seven acres of land. He mortgaged
gold ornaments with money lenders to meet the farming expenses. He was
under pressure due to scanty rainfall this monsoon and consumed
pesticide Sunday.

The farmer was admitted to the Mission Hospital at
Khadial where he succumbed Tuesday. The incident triggered an outrage
on the hospital premises. BJP and Congress workers demanded Rs5 lakh as
compensation for the kin of the deceased and a judicial probe into the
incident by keeping the body on NH-353.

The blockade was withdrawn
after the police arrived at the spot and assured the bereaved family all
government aid including a house. Later, the agitators submitted a
memorandum to the Governor through the BDO demanding that the district
be declared as totally drought-affected.